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Welcome to the greatest leatherworker site. Hope you post some of the pics. Love to see your work. God Bless. Ray

Nice work and you have come to the right place. Welcome and hope you enjoy the experience. God Bless. Ray

Bunch of lucky folks around this site. No leatherworkers in my area and doubt if I would ever find leather related. I have nearly everything i need but I could never pass up a junk box when found. My problem has always been, "everything is neat", and spent many years dragging worthless goodies home. Still, must be the thrill of the search, or some other funky reason. Do enjoy reading of finds on the site. Sets me off into a dreamlike mood, thinking about those great discoveries. Ray

I just have to , "DITTO", all the comments about a lucky find. Looks like you found the mother lode. Like winning the lottery---lol

Can cancel this topic. Located this embosser on this site, in a round-a-bout manner. Nice heavy duty machine but functions as the last one I had and must continue on my quest. Ray

Come home safely and God Bless and keep you. Come to Alabama and we can ruin some leather together. Ray

I'm envious------ A dream job and great field of interests. Lucky you-----

Just happened upon this post and I also have to agree with the folks that have told you to hang on and not be so critical. I could invite you to take a look at some of my work and this would certainly make you a happy camper again. At my age and this time in my life, anyone can tell me whatever they please. They can like it, or not, smile, or cry,(which some of my pieces may make folks do.), or just walk away and forget I exist. Everyone is important to me but I may not be to them. No matter, I will go on and do what I do, intentionally harm nobody, human or?, and smile and have the most fun and experience the greatest pleasure of all, the Blessing of being alive and able to share myself with the world as I know it. Everything you do has to surpass the extreme critic, yourself, and others should be able to accept you as you are. I do, and I think you and your work are GREAT. Keep at it and enjoy everything that you can, while you can, as the old cliche goes, "life is too short". Something I enjoy goes like this, A smile is contagious, Lets start and epidemic. You are in the right place, doing the right thing, and surrounded by folks you will probably never meet, but, they all care about you. God Bless and never give up. Ray

Howdy All, Anyone familiar with a McMillen Embosser and where they might be found? Shopping around and attempting to locate different embosser that the one I had. God Bless. Ray

Just posted last of books for the time being. Hope you find something of interest. Listed in for sale forum/books, etc. God Bless. Ray

This will be the last listing of books for awhile. Hope to make it to the shop soon and dig into other projects. Hope you find something of interest. 1. RUSSIAN PHRASEBOOK 2. JUST ENOUGH GREEK 3. SELF-WORKING COIN MAGIC 4. MICROSOFT VISTA 5. OPENING COMBINATION PADLOCKS 6. TURTLES AND TORTOISES 7. NATURAL CURES REVEALED 8. NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS 9. NATURAL CURES THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT 10. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN COSTUME 11. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RAILROADING--VINTAGE BY NATIONAL RAILWAY CO. 12. HOVERCRAFT BY HOVERTECHNICS 13. THE NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS 14. THROUGH INDIAN EYES 15. A CONDUCTOR TELLS UNAUTHORIZED TRAIN STORIES 16. AMERICAN MILITARY INSIGNIA--LIBRARY COPY BUT A-OK 17. MYTHOLOGICAL CREATURES 18. ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS 19. STANDARD CATALOG OF U.S. MILITARY VEHICLES 20. 1984 DODGE TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL--CHRYSLER CORP. SERVICE MANUAL--HEAVY/THICK BOOK 21. 1950-1965 CHRYSLER PRODUCT INTERCHANGE MANUAL REPRINT--AUTO INTERCHANGE SYSTEMS 22. DOWN AT THE DEPOT--1831-1920 23. TRAINS IN TRANSITION 24. HISTORY OF RAILWAYS 25. THE GOURD MAGAZINE--FALL/WINTER 2009 26. FOUR ASSORTED WOOD CARVING MAGAZINES 27. CHIP CHATS MAGAZINES--JAN/FEB/MAR/APR/SEP/OCT 2009 28. CHIP CHATS MAGAZINES--JAN/FEB/MAR/APR/MAY/JUN/JUL/AUG/SEP/OCT/NOV/DEC 29. CHIP CHATS MAGAZINES--JAN/FEB/MAR/APR/JUL/AUG/SEP/OCT/NOV/DEC 30. FLOYD CRAMERS 1855-1929 ALBUM OF HISTORICAL STEAM TRACTION ENGINES & THRESHING EQUIPMENT NO.1 31. RAILROADING AROUND THE WORLD 32. WHEELS ACROSS AMERICA 33. PETERSEN'S HOW TO BUILD A STREET ROD 34. ROUTER HANDBOOK--(CRAFTSMAN) 35. 7 MISCELLANEOUS RAILROAD COLLECTIBLES MAGAZINES 36. 30 +/- ISSUES OF THE "TORCH"--NEWSLETTER OF THE BLOWTORCH COLLECTORS ASSN. 37. ART AND CELEBRITY 38. ANIMAL PLANET AND PLANET EARTH COLORING BOOKS--(FREE WITH OTHER PURCHASE) 39. NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS 40. DK--MAMMAL--(LIBRARY COPY BUT A-OK) 41. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL RECORDS BOOK 1-32--1904-1948 42. BRADFORD-O'KEEFE FUNERAL RECORDS BOOKS 33-42--1945-1960 43. 1955-58 MOPAR PASSENGER CAR PARTS CATALOG BOOK 1 44. 1955-58 MOPAR PASSENGER CAR PARTS CATALOG BOOK 2 (VOLUMES 1 & 2 ARE PRO REPRINTS--THICK BOOKS) 45. KNIGHTS AND ARMOR COLORING BOOK--(FREE WITH OTHER PURCHASE) 46. KOREAN IN PLAIN ENGLISH 47. ASSAYERS GUIDE--PROFESSIONAL REPRINT FROM 1852 48. BRAGG HEALTHY LIFESTYLE 49. BRAGG HEALTHY HEART 50. BRAGG BUILD POWERFUL NERVE FORCE 51. BRAGG SUPER POWER BREATHING 52. BRAGG WATER--THE SHOCKING TRUTH 53. BRAGG APPLE CIDER VINEGAR 54. BRAGG BACK FITNESS PROGRAM 55. BIZARRE TALES FROM WWII 56. 7+ RAILROADER VOLUME 12 57. PLANET EARTH AND WILDLIFE WONDERS COLORING BOOK--(FREE WITH OTHER PURCHASE) 58. OLD FASHINED PATROTIC CUTS--DOVER CLIP ART 59. AMERICAN HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS & EMBLEMS--WITH CD--DOVER CLIP ART Many diverse subjects here. Something for everyone. God Bless. Ray

Hello All, For anyone interested, I just posted another listing of books in the for sale forum. Thanks for looking. God Bless. Ray

Here are more of the books I was not able to list last time around. Hope you find something you like and can't do without. lol. 1. THE ARCO BOOK OF USEFUL KNOTS--JOHN RUSSELL 3. GORGEOUS LEATHER CRAFTS--KARI LEE 4. PENCIL DRAWING TECHNIQUES 5. DICTIONARY OF LEATHERWORKING TOOLS 1700-1950--R.A. SALAMAN 8. NEW GOURD ART--MARIA DELLOS 9. A GUIDE TO CHIP CARVING GOURDS--MARILYN REHM 10. GOURD ART BASICS--C. ANGELA MOHR 11. GOURD CRAFT--GINGER SUMMIT & JIM WIDESS 12. RISKO--(CARICATURES) 13. AMERICAN HERITAGE BOOK OF INDIANS 14. GAZEBOS AND GARDEN STRUCTURES 15. BACKYARD STRUCTURES 16. BRIDGES AND CUPOLAS 17. DECKS 18. DECKS AND PATIOS 19. DECK PLANS 20. PATIOS AND DECKS 21. MODERN U.S. MILITARY VEHICLES--(EX LIBRARY COPY BUT VERY GOOD COND.) 22. VERLINDEN PRODUCTION #18 23. BOOK OF WIZARDS--TIM DEDOPULOS 24. DCC MADE EASY--MODEL RR 25. F-117 STEALTH--JAY MILLER--AEROFAX--(USED BUT NICE) 26. MILITARY TRUCKS--E.S. BUDD (LIBRARY COPY BUT V.G. COND.) 27. EAGLES OF NORTH AMERICA--CANDACE SAVAGE--(OVERSIZE) 28. DK--SNAKE--CHRIS MATTISON 29. TURTLES--CARL H. ERNST & ROGER W. BARBOUR 30. CROW--SYLVIA A. JOHNSON--(LIBRARY COPY BUT V.G. COND.) 31. DK--ENDANGERED ANIMALS WITH CD 32. DK-- REPTILE 33. PICTURE FRAMING--LEE BARTHOLOMEW 34. DECKS--MEREDITH SPECIAL (MAG. FORMAT) 35. A TREASURY OF DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN--(CLIP ART) 36. WORKING WITH TILE--TOM AND LANE MEEHAN 37. F-117 NIGHTHAWK VOL. 25-- DENNIS R. JENKINS 38. JANE'S F-117-A STEALTH FIGHTER--JON LAKE 39. LIZARDS-- DAVID BADGER AND JOHN NETHERTON 40 DK--DINOSAUR WITH CD Items 2,6, and 7 SOLD.

Here I go again-------- Thought I was about to build a clicker and was about to purchase 20 ton shop press but now had a change of heart, or should say, my heart changed my mind for me. Just purchased and received a new 20 Ton Pneumatic Jack by Blackhawk, I believe, and will not need it. Still in, and not out of the box since it arrived last week. My loss and someones gain. Check around and you can see what they sell for but I am going to offer this one for sale for the first $100.00 that reaches my mailbox, plus freight, of course. I will have someone pack it and ship it however you wish or it can be picked up in Opelika, Alabama, 36804. You may have seen that I also have a new and unused 12 ton press with standard hydraulic jack as offered by Harbor Freight, which is for sale for the same amount. Lately, I have made a couple of bad decisions. Seem to think I am still 20 years old. lol. I wish. Think I am going to have to tone down a bit and look at things a bit closer. Always want to have all the fun. If interested, please email and we can get things underway. God Bless. Ray

I have no idea why I want to make a large leather shield but have wanted to undertake this project for quite some time. I'm sure that some of you have done this and could help me get started, preventing wasted time and resources. I did purchase enough heavy weight leather to do this and now want to give it a shot before time runs out. Any and all tips/advice, etc; will be of great value and much appreciated. If I can turn it out as a worthwhile project I can use it to protect myself when I have to shop at Wallyworld. lol. I have seen some of the fantasy work folks have created with leather and all I can say is, WOW!!!!! Beautiful creations, great imaginations and superb artistry. Help me out if you can. God Bless. Ray

Books sold from my listings: #6--FLASH DRAGONS #8--DESIGNS FROM PRE-COLUMBIAN MEXICO #9--AZTEC DESIGNS Thanks again, and God Bless. Ray